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This Trouble in the Hive: Researching the Decimation of Honeybee Colonies lesson plan also includes:
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- 2 Studies Point to Common Pesticide as a Culprit in Declining Bee Colonies
- The Great Sunflower Project
- Nature: Silence of the Bees, Inside the Hive, PBS
- The Waggle Dance
- Vanishing Bees
- Counting the Vanishing Bees
- Europe Bans Pesticides Thought Harmful to Bees
- Study Finds No Single Cause of Honeybee Deaths
- Report on the National Stakeholders Conference on Honey Bee Health
- A Common Pesticide Decreases Foraging Success and Survival in Honey Bees
- Neonicotinoid Pesticide Reduces Bumble Bee Colony Growth and Queen Production
- Saving Bees: What We Know Now
- Problem-Solution Organizer
- Pollinators
- Bee Smart Pollinator Gardener
- The Colonies Expand
- Healing Honey And The New Queen Bee(keepers)
- DIY Backyard Beekeeping: A Guide for Beginners
- Informational Text
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Teach your class about colony collapse disorder and foster discussion about causes and solutions for the honeybee problem. Class members read and discuss an article and participate in one of two detailed activities about pollination and bee colonies. Questions, prompts, worksheets, and more are provided for the activities. Extend the lesson with the ideas listed at the end of the plan.
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- Includes a variety of different additional resources that can be used to support and supplement the listed activities
- Lesson focuses on a high-interest and current issue
Cons
- Some individuals will need more support with the written portion than is provided
- Since the lesson is in paragraph form, it may take some time to unpack each element when preparing to teach